Al Benton vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Al Benton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Benton built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.66 and 1.424 for Al Benton. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Benton and Tony Faeth

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
2.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.89
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.31
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
3.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688.1
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
8.91
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.91
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7342
39.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.91
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
4.43
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6594
35.15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Al Benton and Tony Faeth

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Benton and Tony Faeth

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
471.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
530.57
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.81
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
44.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
4.97
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
60.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.8
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.31
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-18.42
-19.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
207.25
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA